Save Tax Payers Money: Die Early!

[badmonkey]

While smokers and the overweight are often criticised for the financial impact of their unhealthy lifestyles, an obese person's medical bills actually average 10 per cent less overall than those of a person of normal weight.

Smokers require even less treatment, say the researchers.

The reason is that the healthy tend to live longer and so, while they might not have to battle lung cancer, heart disease or diabetes in their fifties, they may need long-term care for illnesses of old age such as Alzheimer's.

As a result, any "savings" made by them being healthy when young are more than offset by their being ill in old age.

Interesting (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/healthmain.html?in_article_id=512333&in_page_id=1774)

[FUNKMAN]

but if you die early you won't get to spend your Social Security. this is the first year I ever paid attention to it and last year paid near 6 grand towards it. i was shocked and now i want to live forever

[badmonkey]

but if you die early you won't get to spend your Social Security. this is the first year I ever paid attention to it and last year paid near 6 grand towards it. i was shocked and now i want to live forever

NO.

[Bulldogcakes]

but if you die early you won't get to spend your Social Security. this is the first year I ever paid attention to it and last year paid near 6 grand towards it. i was shocked and now i want to live forever

That's just un-American.

What are you trying to do, wreck the whole system??!!

[A.J.]

i was shocked and now i want to live forever

Baby remember his name.

[A.J.]

Smokers require even less treatment, say the researchers.

See? I told you smokers were heroes!

[high fly]

Does that include potheads?

I, uhhh, know one........................

[Gvac]

This has been my idea for quite some time now, and it would save Social Security - we terminate people when they reach 75 years of age. Kind of like Logan's Run, but not as extreme.

Of course it hasn't been an extremely popular, especially with senior citizens, but hey...sometimes sacrifices have to be made.

Maybe I'll toss my hat into the ring and make a run for the Presidency. Apparently all you need is a catchy slogan.

[Bossanova]

This has been my idea for quite some time now, and it would save Social Security - we terminate people when they reach 75 years of age. Kind of like Logan's Run, but not as extreme.

Of course it hasn't been an extremely popular, especially with senior citizens, but hey...sometimes sacrifices have to be made.

Maybe I'll toss my hat into the ring and make a run for the Presidency. Apparently all you need is a catchy slogan.

Ooh ooh, can I be first lady

[scottinnj]

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